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Essentials of Th17 cell commitment and plasticity.
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PMID:  23325835     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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CD4(+) T helper (Th) cells exist in a variety of epigenetic states that determine their function, phenotype and capacity for persistence. These polarization states include Th1, Th2, Th17 and Foxp3(+) T regulatory cells (Treg), as well as the more recently described T follicular helper (Tfh), Th9 and Th22 cells. Th17 cells express the master transcriptional regulator RORγt and produce canonical IL-17A and IL-17F cytokines. Th17 cells display a great degree of context-dependent plasticity, as they are capable of acquiring functional characteristics of Th1 cells. This late plasticity may contribute to the protection against microbes, plays a role in development of autoimmunity and is necessary for anti-tumor activity of Th17 cells in adoptive cell transfer therapy models. Moreover, plasticity of this subset is associated with higher in vivo survival and self-renewal capacity and less senescence than Th1 polarized cells, which have less plasticity and more phenotypic stability. New findings indicate that subset polarization of CD4(+) T cells not only induces characteristic patterns of surface markers and cytokine production, but also has a maturational aspect that affects a cell's ability to survive, respond to secondary stimulation and form long-term immune memory.
Authors:
Pawel Muranski; Nicholas P Restifo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2013-1-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Blood     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1528-0020     ISO Abbreviation:  Blood     Publication Date:  2013 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2013-1-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603509     Medline TA:  Blood     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States;
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